2008 Real Salt Lake season

American soccer team season March 2026 August 2023 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg 2008 Rice-Eccles Stadium (until Oct 9) Rio Tinto Stadium (from Oct 9) Major League Soccer Owner SCP Worldwide RSL 4-0 DC (4/12) DC 4-1 RSL (4/26) Coach Jason Kreis 26,391(vs Chivas USA, 20 September) 10,333(vs San Jose Earthquakes, 18 May) 16,174http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023191343/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1 dead October 23, 2012 USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008 ESPN Soccernet October 23, 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals 2008 U.S. Open Cup N/A Rocky Mountain Cup Winners _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000060 _RSL_08a _RSL_08a _RSL_08a _TROFEO_ONWHITE _3_stripes_on_white2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000060 000060 true 2007 2009 The 2008 Real Salt Lake Season was the fourth season of the team's existence. It was the first season that the team made it to the MLS Cup Playoffs, thanks to some last minute heroics by Yura Movsisyan. After defeating Chivas USA in the first round of the playoffs, Real Salt Lake lost to New York Red Bulls in the Western Conference finals. The 2008 season was also the last season that Real Salt Lake played at Rice-Eccles Stadium, as they moved to the soccer-specific Rio Tinto Stadium on October 9, 2008. Squad First Team As of November 15, 2008 1 USA GK Chris Seitz 2 USA DF Tony Beltran 3 GHA DF Robbie Russell 4 COL DF Jamison Olave 5 USA MF Kyle Beckerman (Captain) 6 USA DF Nat Borchers 8 CAN MF Will Johnson 9 ARG FW Fabian Espindola 10 USA FW Robbie Findley 11 ARG MF Javier Morales 12 USA MF Nathan Sturgis 13 USA DF Ian Joy 14 ARM FW Yura Movsisyan 15 USA MF Kenny Cutler 16 SCO FW Kenny Deuchar 17 USA DF Chris Wingert 18 USA GK Nick Rimando 21 UKR MF Dema Kovalenko 24 USA GK Kyle Reynish 25 USA FW Tino Nuñez 27 ARG DF Matias Mantilla 28 USA DF Dustin Kirby 33 USA DF David Horst 77 JAM MF Andy Williams 84 USA MF Clint Mathis Formation Starting XI vs. New York on November 15, 2008 200px 0.27 0.06 350 USA 0.24 0.09 350 Rimando 0.07 0.25 350 GHA 0.05 0.28 350 Russell 0.18 0.16 350 COL 0.14 0.19 350 Olave 0.36 0.16 350 USA 0.34 0.19 350 Borchers 0.46 0.25 350 USA 0.34 0.28 350 Wingert 0.07 0.48 350 UKR 0.05 0.51 350 Kovalenko 0.18 0.39 350 ARG 0.14 0.42 350 Morales 0.37 0.39 350 USA 0.37 0.42 350 Beckerman 0.46 0.48 350 CAN 0.44 0.51 350 Johnson 0.18 0.59 350 USA 0.18 0.62 350 Mathis 0.35 0.59 350 ARM 0.34 0.62 350 Movsisyan Results League table Conference RSL Overall RSL Summary table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A/H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A Result T /L /W /L /L /T /W /L /L /W /T /W /T /L /L/T /W /T /W /L /L /W /T /L /L /W /T /T /W /T Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss complete MLS Results and League table April 2016 Regular season March Real Salt Lake March 29, 2008 1 – 1 Chicago Fire Joy 51Soumare 71 ogFindley 78]Beckerman 88 Pause 89Blanco 90 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 20,272 Terry Vaughn T April Chivas USA April 5, 2008 3 – 1 Real Salt Lake The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA 17,251 L Real Salt Lake April 12, 2008 4 – 0 D.C. United Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 13,193 W Toronto FC April 19, 2008 1 –0 Real Salt Lake BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 20,219 L D.C. United April 26, 2008 4 – 1 Real Salt Lake RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA 23,269 L May Real Salt Lake May 3, 2008 2 – 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 25,500 T Real Salt Lake May 10, 2008 2 – 1 FC Dallas Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 12,173 W Colorado Rapids May 15, 2008 2 – 0 Real Salt Lake Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, USA 11,414 L FC Dallas May 24, 2008 2 – 1 Real Salt Lake Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas, USA 8,960 L Real Salt Lake May 31, 2008 3 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 15,977 W June Real Salt Lake June 7, 2008 0 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 11,327 T Chivas USA June 14, 2008 0 – 1 Real Salt Lake The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA 10,573 W Real Salt Lake June 18, 2008 0 – 0 San Jose Earthquakes Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 10,333 T Real Salt Lake June 21, 2008 2 – 1 New England Revolution Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 11,965 W Kansas City Wizards June 28, 2008 1 – 0 Real Salt Lake CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas, USA 10,385 L July Real Salt Lake July 3, 2008 0 – 0 Houston Dynamo Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 17,898 T Real Salt Lake July 12, 2008 2 – 0 Columbus Crew Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 12,378 W Chicago Fire July 19, 2008 0 – 0 Real Salt Lake Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, USA 19,578 T Real Salt Lake July 28, 2008 2 – 1 Toronto FC Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 12,319 W August Houston Dynamo August 16, 2008 4 – 3 Real Salt Lake Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA 13,579 L Columbus Crew August 23, 2008 3 – 0 Real Salt Lake Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio, USA 12,448 L Real Salt Lake August 29, 2008 2 – 0 Colorado Rapids Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 15,257 W September Los Angeles Galaxy September 6, 2008 2 – 2 Real Salt Lake The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA 27,000 T New York Red Bulls September 13, 2008 2 – 1 Real Salt Lake Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA 11,692 L Real Salt Lake September 20, 2008 0 – 1 Chivas USA Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 26,391 L San Jose Earthquakes September 27, 2008 2 – 3 Real Salt Lake Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California, USA 10,059 W October New England Revolution October 4, 2008 2 – 2 Real Salt Lake Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA 18,893 T Real Salt Lake October 9, 2008 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, USA 20,008 T Real Salt Lake October 18, 2008 3 – 1 FC Dallas Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, USA 17,628 W Colorado Rapids October 25, 2008 1 – 1 Real Salt Lake Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, USA 16,047 T MLS Playoffs Real Salt Lake Conf. Semifinals November 1, 2008 1 – 0 Chivas USA Williams 29Beckerman 42Movsisyan 90 Razov 66Thomas 75 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, USA 14,719 Ricardo Salazar W Chivas USA Conf. Semifinals November 8, 2008 2 – 2 Real Salt Lake Nagamura 22Kljestan 31 penBornstein 60Braun 83Razov 86Thomas 90 Mathis 10Borchers 30Kovalenko 39Kovalenko 42Morales 77 The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA 19,265 Michael Kennedy T Real Salt Lake Conference Finals November 15, 2008 0 – 1 New York Red Bulls van den Bergh 28Goldthwaite 45Rojas 64Leitch 90 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah, USA 20,008 Jair Marrufo L Kits _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL_08h _RSL FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000060 Home _RSL_08a _RSL_08a _RSL_08a _TROFEO_ONWHITE _3_stripes_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000060 000060 Away _SQUADRAII_WHITE _SQUADRAII_WHITE _SQUADRAII_WHITE _3_stripes_on_white 007C46 007C46 007C46 FFFFFF 007C46 Special Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Claret / Cobalt Cobalt Cobalt Away White White White Special Green White White US Open Cup, April 30 against San Jose → Green Awareness Game References http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023191343/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/stats?teamId=4771&season=2008&cc=5901&leagueId=19&league=usa.1&seasontype=1 October 23, 2012 External links Real Salt Lake Season, 2008 Real Salt Lake Category:Real Salt Lake seasons